Stayton Bonner

Author of The Million-Dollar Car Detective, available 8/26/25. Order here:

[Stayton Bonner @staytonbonner]

A stolen car worth $7 million. A broke private investigator. Best friends turned worst enemies — and the global manhunt neither saw coming.

My new book, THE MILLION-DOLLAR CAR DETECTIVE, is available for preorder!

Amazon: https://t.co/sPt0WayPBk

@donwinslow @BlackstoneAudio

[Blackstone Publishing @BlackstoneAudio]

New year, new chapter—literally 📖✨January is for fresh starts and an even fresher frontlist. Peep this month’s lineup, and share what will top your TBR pile!📚🔱
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@saribashi @staytonbonner @crichtonbooks

[Stayton Bonner @staytonbonner]

Thanks @Jon_Finkel Huge honor!!

[Jon Finkel📚💪 @Jon_Finkel]

My annual list of the 16 Most Memorable Books I Read in 2025 is out in today's issue of Books & Biceps.

First, the question most new readers ask me: Why “most memorable”?

Because “best” and “top” in my opinion aren’t helpful when it comes to book recommendations. Your best and my top will be completely different for different reasons: mood, taste, interests, etc… But memorable is more universal. ‘Memorable’ means a book made an impact on me and if you’re reading this, it will likely make an impact on you, too. One quick note:

As you’ll see, some of these books were not published this year. A few were holdovers from last year that I never got to and a bunch more were books that I’ve always wanted to read that I finally made time for.

And remember, I’m not a book critic. I’m a book champion. I know how hard it is to put books into the world so you won’t see me knocking other authors. If I love a book and it sticks with me, you’ll hear about it. That’s always been my rule of thumb for Books & Biceps.

But I will say, this year was special.

Not only did we read amazing books, we got an elite list of authors to join me for exclusive Behind-the-Book Q&As, including mega bestsellers and legends like Jack Carr, Ace Atkins, Eli Cranor, Alex Hutchinson, Stayton Bonner, Nicholas Sansbury Smith, the Sledgendary Nick Horvath, @EdLatimore and a bunch more.

I include links to all the interviews after each recommendation. That being said, the following books, as the title reads, are memorable.

You can read the entire list, along with every interview, for free in the post below.

[Jon Finkel📚💪 @Jon_Finkel]

My annual list of the 16 Most Memorable Books I Read in 2025 is out in today's issue of Books & Biceps.

First, the question most new readers ask me: Why “most memorable”?

Because “best” and “top” in my opinion aren’t helpful when it comes to book recommendations. Your best and my top will be completely different for different reasons: mood, taste, interests, etc… But memorable is more universal. ‘Memorable’ means a book made an impact on me and if you’re reading this, it will likely make an impact on you, too. One quick note:

As you’ll see, some of these books were not published this year. A few were holdovers from last year that I never got to and a bunch more were books that I’ve always wanted to read that I finally made time for.

And remember, I’m not a book critic. I’m a book champion. I know how hard it is to put books into the world so you won’t see me knocking other authors. If I love a book and it sticks with me, you’ll hear about it. That’s always been my rule of thumb for Books & Biceps.

But I will say, this year was special.

Not only did we read amazing books, we got an elite list of authors to join me for exclusive Behind-the-Book Q&As, including mega bestsellers and legends like Jack Carr, Ace Atkins, Eli Cranor, Alex Hutchinson, Stayton Bonner, Nicholas Sansbury Smith, the Sledgendary Nick Horvath, @EdLatimore and a bunch more.

I include links to all the interviews after each recommendation. That being said, the following books, as the title reads, are memorable.

You can read the entire list, along with every interview, for free in the post below.

[Stayton Bonner @staytonbonner]

@PittGuru @RealBobbyGunn Thank you Harry! Love that movie.

[Harry Psaros @PittGuru]

I just finished watching Hard Times, a phenomenal old movie staring Charles Bronson. A movie about bare knuckle fighting. If you want to read about the best to ever do it, I highly recommend the book “Bare Knuckle” about the remarkable @RealBobbyGunn. @staytonbonner is a brilliant writer.

[Stayton Bonner @staytonbonner]

@pentimento_ @RobbReport @RollingStone @Empty_Frames @TimPilleri @LReenstierna @BlackstoneAudio @adamcarolla Thank you!

[Stayton Bonner @staytonbonner]

@Duells06 @BlackstoneAudio Thanks!

[Tom Dooley @Duells06]

THE MILLION-DOLLAR CAR DETECTIVE written by @staytonbonner published by @BlackstoneAudio out August 26th!!
PREORDER HERE: https://t.co/tUVNMKZT9k

[Stayton Bonner @staytonbonner]

@Duells06 @BlackstoneAudio Thanks Tom!

[Tom Dooley @Duells06]

THE MILLION-DOLLAR CAR DETECTIVE written by @staytonbonner published by @BlackstoneAudio out August 26th!!
PREORDER HERE: https://t.co/tUVNMKZT9k

[Stayton Bonner @staytonbonner]

@Duells06 @BlackstoneAudio Thanks!

[Tom Dooley @Duells06]

THE MILLION-DOLLAR CAR DETECTIVE written by @staytonbonner published by @BlackstoneAudio out now!!
ORDER HERE: https://t.co/tUVNMKZljM

[Stayton Bonner @staytonbonner]

Thank you @esquire for excerpting my new book THE MILLION-DOLLAR CAR DETECTIVE!

Available now: https://t.co/iD7sL62dHl

@donwinslow @BlackstoneAudio

[Esquire @esquire]

In the summer of 1997, the most famous car in the world—an Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger—was taken. For years, the case sat cold. But now, a new theory has emerged. https://t.co/Xomd0vjYNa

[Esquire @esquire]

In the summer of 1997, the most famous car in the world—an Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger—was taken. For years, the case sat cold. But now, a new theory has emerged. https://t.co/Xomd0vjYNa

[Stayton Bonner @staytonbonner]

@Duells06 @BlackstoneAudio Thank you!

[Tom Dooley @Duells06]

THE MILLION-DOLLAR CAR DETECTIVE written by @staytonbonner published by @BlackstoneAudio out August 26th!!
PREORDER HERE: https://t.co/tUVNMKZljM

[Stayton Bonner @staytonbonner]

Thank you @donwinslow!

THE MILLION-DOLLAR CAR DETECTIVE is available now!

Amazon: https://t.co/iD7sL62dHl

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Is This What Happened to James Bond’s Stolen Car?
In the summer of 1997, the most famous car in the world—an Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger—was taken. For years, the case sat cold. But now, a new theory has emerged.
https://t.co/tYrlBGWyLM

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Is This What Happened to James Bond’s Stolen Car?
In the summer of 1997, the most famous car in the world—an Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger—was taken. For years, the case sat cold. But now, a new theory has emerged.
https://t.co/tYrlBGWyLM

[FOX 13 Tampa Bay @FOX13News]

A new book from author Stayton Bonner tells the story of a James Bond-like detective who searches the world for a rare car stolen from a collector’s garage in Boca Raton in 2001. https://t.co/OQt4tfnOB5

[Blackstone Publishing @BlackstoneAudio]

Dive into an all-access interview with @staytonbonner, @USATODAY bestselling author and the mind behind #THEMILLIONDOLLARCARDETECTIVE!